New council sworn in; officers elected

Updated 12:49 pm, Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Newly elected and re-elected Town Council members were sworn in during the Town Council Special Meeting Tuesday night, Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected and re-elected Town Council members were sworn in...

Town Council members say the Pledge of Allegiance before the newly elected members take their oaths, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Town Council members say the Pledge of Allegiance before the newly...

Town Council members Penny Young, Kathleen Corbet and Kevin Moynihan say the Pledge of Allegiance before they and the other newly elected members take their oaths during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Town Council members Penny Young, Kathleen Corbet and Kevin...

Newly elected Town Council member Kevin Moynihan takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected Town Council member Kevin Moynihan takes the oath of...

Newly elected Town Council member Kevin Moynihan takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected Town Council member Kevin Moynihan takes the oath of...

Newly elected Town Council member Sven Englund takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected Town Council member Sven Englund takes the oath of...

Newly elected Town Council member Sven Englund takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected Town Council member Sven Englund takes the oath of...

Newly elected Town Council member Kathleen Corbet takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected Town Council member Kathleen Corbet takes the oath of...

Newly elected Town Council member Kathleen Corbet takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected Town Council member Kathleen Corbet takes the oath of...

Newly elected Town Council member Bill Walbert takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected Town Council member Bill Walbert takes the oath of...

Incumbent Town Council member Penny Young takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Incumbent Town Council member Penny Young takes the oath of office,...

Incumbent Town Council member Penny Young takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Incumbent Town Council member Penny Young takes the oath of office,...

Incumbent Town Council member Penny Young takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Incumbent Town Council member Penny Young takes the oath of office,...

Incumbent Town Council member John A. Engel III takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Incumbent Town Council member John A. Engel III takes the oath of...

Incumbent Town Council member John A. Engel III takes the oath of office, administered by Town Clerk Claudia Weber, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Incumbent Town Council member John A. Engel III takes the oath of...

Town Council member Penny Young nominates Bill Walberg for chairman during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Town Council member Penny Young nominates Bill Walberg for chairman...

Bill Walbert, center, is voted in unanimously as chairman of the Town Council during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Bill Walbert, center, is voted in unanimously as chairman of the...

Kenneth Campbell, right, nominates Steve Karl for vice president of the Town Council during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Kathleen Corbet, on right next to Penny Young, listens to her nomination, by John Emert, for secretary of the Town Council, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Kathleen Corbet, on right next to Penny Young, listens to her...

Town Council members vote unanimously for Kathleen Corbet as secretary, during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Town Council members vote unanimously for Kathleen Corbet as...

Newly elected Vice Chairman Steve Karl addresses the Town Council and those in attendance during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected Vice Chairman Steve Karl addresses the Town Council...

Newly elected Vice Chairman Steve Karl addresses the Town Council and those in attendance during the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected Vice Chairman Steve Karl addresses the Town Council...

First Selectman Rob Mallozzi at the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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First Selectman Rob Mallozzi at the Town Council Special Meeting on...

Newly elected officers, Secretary Kathleen Corbet, Chairman Bill Walbert, and Vice Chairman Steve Karl, after the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Newly elected officers, Secretary Kathleen Corbet, Chairman Bill...

Town Clerk Claudia Weber, third from left, with newly elected officers, Secretary Kathleen Corbet, Chairman Bill Walbert, and Vice Chairman Steve Karl, after the Town Council Special Meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, in New Canaan, Conn.
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Young, a member of the Town Council for 16 years, has and continues to serve on numerous town and community agencies and organizations.

Corbert, the founder of Cross Ridge Capital, has been or is a member of several town and community organizations. Among her many civic involvements, she was the interim town finance director in 2012 and was a candidate for town treasurer in 2011.